BUT… if it were my son, I don\’t think I could sue a liquor store due to HIS irresponsibility.
How many of you would sue if the situation were different and it involved a bartender instead of a store clerk?
I keep thinking to myself – this person made a conscious decision to consume alcohol then drive. Does that mean someone else is liable (even partly liable) for his decision?
Are bartenders responsible for their customers because the customer is consuming the alcohol in the presence of the bartender?
Assuming all parties involved are adults (regardless of whether they\’re over 21), under what circumstances is the bartender/restaurant more liable than the liquor store/clerk for deliberate decisions made by a consenting adult?
I agree with you Mom as there shoudl really be no distinction between the two. The person consumnig the alcohol should no better than to drink and drive. Plus many underage people have fake ID\’s and establishments that serve them alcohol should not be responsible. I am surprised this woman did not try to sue the maker and distributor of the alcoholic beverage.
Here we go again, with frivilous lawsuits. How does she know that her son actually purchased the beer from that particular store? How do we know that the person whom sold the beer, checked id? If the prosecutor did not take action against the owner of the store or cashier, then why a civil lawsuit? You wonder why we have a problem when folks, just want money. When in reality they just want to make an end to a tragedy they had not control over. First of all, why did the son purchase beer underage? Afterall, that is just as much as a crime as a person selling beer to a minor. Where\’s the judgement of whom is responsible? Are we as a society willing to place blame on companies instead of taking responsiblity themselves? If we are willing to try companies to make them responsible, then can we sue the mother for not raising him correctly (obeying the law)? People think that it is easy money and in reality, most of the money — goes to the LAWYER.
So, in reality: Yes, it was wrong for beer to sold to minor. Yet we can\’t prove it in this case, otherwise the prosecution would have done so. It was wrong for the minor to even attempt to purchase alcohol. To make it even worse, wrong to DRINK AND DRIVE! So who is wrong? We are all to blame in some form or fashion, but in reality — the son, whom died, is the main person for being resposible. He is at the age, where he is no more a minor. He is an adult and can be tried as one. He knows the difference between what is right and wrong. So — WHY? WHEN DO WE STOP?
The loss is not what i am concerned with. It\’s the frivilous suit that transpired. You can not blame others for the loss of your son or daughter for that matter. Remember that we all have to take responsibility for our own actions. Blaming others is not the way to go. I know that we don\’t want to believe that we make wrong choices and in life we do. Remember the phrase: Learn from your MISTAKES. We all can grief and offer our sorrow for her loss, but to sue over it, that is another issue. Your kids and even grandkids can make wrong choices. Sometimes those choices we can walk away from and learn. Others, unfortunately, we cause hurt to may folks.
BUT… if it were my son, I don\’t think I could sue a liquor store due to HIS irresponsibility.
How many of you would sue if the situation were different and it involved a bartender instead of a store clerk?
I keep thinking to myself – this person made a conscious decision to consume alcohol then drive. Does that mean someone else is liable (even partly liable) for his decision?
Are bartenders responsible for their customers because the customer is consuming the alcohol in the presence of the bartender?
Assuming all parties involved are adults (regardless of whether they\’re over 21), under what circumstances is the bartender/restaurant more liable than the liquor store/clerk for deliberate decisions made by a consenting adult?
I agree with you Mom as there shoudl really be no distinction between the two. The person consumnig the alcohol should no better than to drink and drive. Plus many underage people have fake ID\’s and establishments that serve them alcohol should not be responsible. I am surprised this woman did not try to sue the maker and distributor of the alcoholic beverage.
Here we go again, with frivilous lawsuits. How does she know that her son actually purchased the beer from that particular store? How do we know that the person whom sold the beer, checked id? If the prosecutor did not take action against the owner of the store or cashier, then why a civil lawsuit? You wonder why we have a problem when folks, just want money. When in reality they just want to make an end to a tragedy they had not control over. First of all, why did the son purchase beer underage? Afterall, that is just as much as a crime as a person selling beer to a minor. Where\’s the judgement of whom is responsible? Are we as a society willing to place blame on companies instead of taking responsiblity themselves? If we are willing to try companies to make them responsible, then can we sue the mother for not raising him correctly (obeying the law)? People think that it is easy money and in reality, most of the money — goes to the LAWYER.
So, in reality: Yes, it was wrong for beer to sold to minor. Yet we can\’t prove it in this case, otherwise the prosecution would have done so. It was wrong for the minor to even attempt to purchase alcohol. To make it even worse, wrong to DRINK AND DRIVE! So who is wrong? We are all to blame in some form or fashion, but in reality — the son, whom died, is the main person for being resposible. He is at the age, where he is no more a minor. He is an adult and can be tried as one. He knows the difference between what is right and wrong. So — WHY? WHEN DO WE STOP?
How can you people be so judgemental when she has lost her son? She is searching and all you want to do is judge….pray for her…don\’t judge her……
The loss is not what i am concerned with. It\’s the frivilous suit that transpired. You can not blame others for the loss of your son or daughter for that matter. Remember that we all have to take responsibility for our own actions. Blaming others is not the way to go. I know that we don\’t want to believe that we make wrong choices and in life we do. Remember the phrase: Learn from your MISTAKES. We all can grief and offer our sorrow for her loss, but to sue over it, that is another issue. Your kids and even grandkids can make wrong choices. Sometimes those choices we can walk away from and learn. Others, unfortunately, we cause hurt to may folks.